Iron IIA
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Iron IIA is an early phase of the Iron Age in the Levant, marked by the emergence of regional kingdoms, distinctive pottery styles, and significant developments in urbanization and metallurgy.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iron Age phase
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archaeological period ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | early Iron II ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Aram-Damascus region
NERFINISHED
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Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ Philistia NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoenicia NERFINISHED ⓘ Transjordanian kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
development of local scribal and administrative systems
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formation of territorial states in the Levant ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
advances in metallurgy
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development of urbanization ⓘ distinctive pottery styles ⓘ emergence of regional kingdoms ⓘ fortified cities ⓘ increasing social complexity ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ regional political centralization ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
architectural remains
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ceramic typology ⓘ metallurgical remains ⓘ radiocarbon dating ⓘ |
| follows | Iron I ⓘ |
| hasEndTime |
c. 800 BCE
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c. 840 BCE ⓘ c. 900 BCE ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
administrative buildings and storehouses
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city walls and gates ⓘ collared-rim storage jars (late use and transition) ⓘ continued use of bronze alongside iron ⓘ developed iron-working technology ⓘ expansion of long-distance trade networks ⓘ planned urban layouts in some sites ⓘ red-slipped and burnished pottery ⓘ standardized ceramic assemblages ⓘ wheel-burnished bowls ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | c. 1000 BCE ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Iron Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Iron IIB ⓘ |
| researchTopic |
chronology debates in Levantine archaeology
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emergence of Israel and Judah as kingdoms ⓘ |
| stratigraphicRole | defines ceramic horizons in Levantine sites ⓘ |
| temporalContext | early 1st millennium BCE ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Levantine archaeologists
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Near Eastern archaeologists ⓘ biblical archaeologists ⓘ |
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